Arsenic speciation in marine product samples: comparison of extraction-HPLC method and digestion-cryogenic trap method

Talanta. 2009 Jul 15;79(2):369-75. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2009.03.067. Epub 2009 Apr 9.

Abstract

For the arsenic speciation in marine product samples, two types of pretreatment-analysis combination were compared. One is the combination of solvent extraction and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) followed by a highly sensitive arsenic detection, while the other is the combination of alkaline digestion and cryogenic trap (CT) method followed by a highly sensitive arsenic detection. For six certified reference materials (CRMs) of marine animal samples, the concentrations of arsenobetaine (AsB) obtained from the extraction-HPLC method were very consistent with those of trimethylated arsenic species measured by the digestion-CT method. For four seaweed samples, the determination of three arsenosugars (Sugar-1, Sugar-2, and Sugar-3) was favorably carried out by the extraction-HPLC method. Those seaweed samples were also subjected to the digestion-CT method, and the amounts of dimethylated arsenic species measured by the method were approximately equal to the sum of the amounts of dimethylarsinic acid (DMAA) and three arsenosugars (Sugar-1+Sugar-2+Sugar-3) obtained from the extraction-HPLC method.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arsenates / analysis
  • Arsenic / analysis*
  • Arsenicals / analysis
  • Cacodylic Acid / analysis
  • Chemical Fractionation
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Monosaccharides / analysis
  • Reference Standards
  • Seaweed / chemistry*

Substances

  • Arsenates
  • Arsenicals
  • Monosaccharides
  • arsenosugar
  • Cacodylic Acid
  • Arsenic
  • arsenobetaine